The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1887-05-12
Old Kentucky.
snrrnl simon B. Buckncr
j the Next Governor OF That state

H fine democratic state convcn-
Sfecently held at Louisville, Ken
81 General simon Il. Buckner
ominatcd by acclamation. He
q elected ~ matter of course.
nominee was born in Hart
IN. Kentucky, in April, 1923. lie
Mated at the West Point Military
ldeuy in 1874. when he was np-
inteG a breyet second lieutenant in
J limited States army. After u
|ef perOd OF garrison duty he was
do.in the summer of 1913, an as.
ant professor of geography and
orr. He was brave and gallant
Iier in the Mexican war from the
Inning to the end.
rom the field he was sent TO West
ntaCadcmy ms ssistaut instructor
lfsntry tactics. lie continued in
Employment from August, 1918.
snuary, 1850. When relieved he
placed on recruiting service at
D Columbus and Wood, New
/, in 1850, and afterwards on
Ven duty in Minnesota and
6rg Kansas" in 1851 . from
he was transferred 20 com
N service in New York City. in
He was on duty there until
~ 10Th, 1858, when he resigned
1Dlmission rs first lieutenant in
d nited States army. Mr.. Buck
en engaged in the civil affairs OF
Pie was appointed superinten-
d the erection of the Chicago
10 house in March, 1855. In
% became adjutant general OF
lAte OF Illinois, with the rank of
III. He returned TO Kentucky
q and turned his attention to
ng. At this period in his life
came much Interested in the vol
II military companies Of the
ana was made their commander,
the rank of major general,
4 Kentucky w. a state refused 10
o from the union, General Buck
romptly offered his services to
Oulhern confederacy aud was
ed brigadicr-generaL lie WAS
fthc commanders at Fort Donel-
Then il surrendered to the union
and was imprisoned in Fort
5h, Boston llarbor, Upon hi,
nc he was promoted to major
lfsl, and placed in command OF u
sipn in Bragg's army. lie par
pred in the bloody battle of Per
e. In the winter of 1862 he was
Argo of the dotcnscs of Mobile.
k,herc he was transferred to the
Nd of the department of East
si,ye. He took part in the great
kdChickamaugs, III which the
Troops were badly defeated.
ilfgonerul was transferred to
lNrict Of Louisiana, with the
acknowledgement. AS such
rendered to General Candy
u the honors of war. lie is
arming IN his native county
he resides with his family.
Goncral is a man of middle
with small, piercing blue
how-white moustochc and inn
hnd n rather ruddy face. HIS
l. pate in Chicago is said TO be
hHlta million dollars, and he
sses other property. About
wear ago he married, AS his
"a wife, a rclgnIng belle OF
Virginia. They have II
ncing boy a Year old. The Gener
nMe Is Bolivar and his wlte's
~ Hence the alliterativo war
,et the Buckneritcs now I'd
.I'rough Kentucky, of "Bolivar
" and the Babyn
= Bokimg Powder shall we Use,
9s plain question comes home to
Z. housckeeper, We all desire
r.o Wholesome food, and this
KY Ivy Pc had with the use of impure
Fsynous baking powder. There
.Tno longer Il question that all
per, lower grades of baking
contain either alum, lime or
tlc acid. AS 10th as we may
unit so much against what
|, N,e been some OF our house.
Z s, there can be no gainsay-
Il; unanimous testimony of tho
chemists. Indeed, analysts
AZ lind no baking powder en-
Y nee from some one of these
1Nonable ingredients except the